I jumped at the chance to participate since (shhhhhh, don't tell) I've never sewn a Dresden block and I've never tried needle-turn applique! Now, I am COMPLETELY hooked! I couldn't wait to get home at night to keep working on my project!

I decided to make the Cotton Candy Pillow since it immediately caught my eye on the cover of the book. I'm also in the process of redecorating my bedroom in grey and white with vivid pops of pink... so, this seemed like the obvious choice :)

**Tell us about your experience with Dresden quilts and applique for the chance to win your own copy of Dresden Carnival and a 1/2 yard bundle of Michael Miller Fabrics so you can make your own Cotton Candy Pillow :)

An
international winner will receive an ebook, while a US winner will
receive a hard copy.

*must enter by April 29th, 5pm est

*winner will be drawn at random And, the winner is...

Gina, who said..."Gorgeous pillow and colors!!! I am making a mini dresden
butterfly right now to applique onto a pouch. Dresdens are one of my
favorite quilt blocks and i love applique. My favorite dresden quilt i
have made is Carousel which is a pattern by Nicole Calver and was
published in Love Quilting and Patchwork Magazine last year. Thanks for a
fun giveaway!!!"

113 comments:

I inherited some vintage dresden pieces ca. 1975, about 20 of them in various fabrics, textures and colors. Few of them had duplicates in the same piece. They are hand sewn with the edges are turned and stitched, ready to be sewn to a background.

I've auditioned them with medium blue, dark green, purple and other shades. More trials are necessary and more inspiration before I put them into a quilt.

I love your dresden pillow, the echo quilting is lovely. I have made a dresden quilt a few years ago, I had trouble with the scallops, the colors weren't bright, but I persevered and the quilt looks beautiful. After seeing yours with the fresh fabrics I think I may need to make a second one. Thank you so much for the inspiration.

The Dresden has always been my favorite! I began quilting about 5 years ago. After I got a bit comfortable, it was my very first "scary" try.....it was much easier than I thought and then I started making them for all my grand nieces when they were born! I absolutely LOVE Dresdens! I would so love to win this book so I could try even different types of Dresdens in my future! What an awesome book! 😍😍

Gorgeous pillow and colors!!! I am making a mini dresden butterfly right now to applique onto a pouch. Dresdens are one of my favorite quilt blocks and i love applique. My favorite dresden quilt i have made is Carousel which is a pattern by Nicole Calver and was published in Love Quilting and Patchwork Magazine last year. Thanks for a fun giveaway!!!

Our local university women's group sponsored a Healing Quilts program to display quilts in cancer treatment rooms at local hospitals. My contribution this year was based on a Dresden plate design. I used appliqued Dresden plates on a background of log cabin blocks to represent flowers. One of the Dresdens was actually two layers together. Some of the fabric was from collections of two good quilting friends who both passed away from breast and ovarian cancer. Hoping that this quilt will bring comfort to those who are being treated for cancer!

I have never made a Dresden quilt. I thnk I have been a bit intimidated by the pattern, but your pillow is gorgeous and these fabrics are so lovely. Thanks for your encouraging words to try a Dresden, and thanks for the give-away!

I am a new quilter (learned just last year) but Dresden plate is on my list of all time favorites. I have a sweet memory of tracing my great grandmothers Dresden plate over and over to fall asleep as a child. THis would be a perfect way to learn how to pass off the Dresden plate legacy!

Your pillow is beautiful. My experience with Dresden plates is that I have the ruler! It's on my list of projects and you have inspired me to move it closer to the top. Most of my applique is machine applique. I have made several quilts and wall hangings. My daughters treated me to a needle-turned applique class last summer while we were in Hawaii. Their patterns are gorgeous. My project is a work in progress. I'm excited to see it finished.

I have been wanting to make a Dresden plate block for a very long time, ever since I bought the template to help me make it! Appliqué is something that is still new to me and I am wanting to try it too! Thank you for the giveaway!

Thanks for the giveaway of such pretty fabrics! I have the Dresden plate template and have been wanting to make a block or 12!!! Appliqué is something that I have tried and want to make make more quilts using machine appliqué!

I love the Dresden Plate block but sadly, have never attempted. The pillow is lovely and I may give it a try. Needle turn appliqué is my absolute favorite and I have made many quilts with appliqué blocks.

I have made a quilted Dresden tablecloth and matching curtains for my kitchen. It was my first Dresden and my first large appliqué project and I really enjoyed the process. This looks like an awesome book and the pillow you made is fantastic! Thanks!

I've made Dresden Plate blocks for others in a bee, but none for myself, and done lots of applique, by hand and machine. Back-basted hand applique is my favorite technique. Thanks for this lovely giveaway, and the chance to win.

I love taking old techniques and creating modern designs with them. Currently, I'm working on my first applique project. It's small but I'm learning paper turning and applique techniques at the same time.

I've made two quilts with Dresden pieces. I love the look, and as I learn more about appliqué I hope another is in my future. My first experience was slow going and I wrote about it here: cookingupquilts.com/woohoo-it's-a-finish It was a quilt of many firsts! Your pillow looks fantastic and I love the hand stitching you added. Thanks so much for the chance to win that great bundle!

Your pillow is stunning .I love dresden block and was one of the first I made when I began learning quilting,we made a sampler quilt and one of the block I chose was a dresden.Tanksnfornthenchance to play with these colorfful bundle.

Years ago I cut out a Dresden quilt for my grandma (yes, before the days of rotary cutters!). I have done a Halloween Dresden pillow and will soon do a modern Dresden spin quilt. LOVE your pillow and quilting!

Your pillow is lovely, bright and just plain fun! The fabrics you chose are luscious...I'm fairly new to quilting and have only tried two types of applique; fusible with blanket-stitched edges and the kind where you back the shape to be appliqued, cut a slit in the backing and then turn shape right side out and stitch the shape onto your project.I have not made any Dresden plates yet. I have bought a Dresden wedge template, so they're on my bucket list. I'd love to know how you achieved different shapes (elliptical & scalloped as well as pointed tips) with your wonderful pillow.Thanks for sharing this beauty and for the opportunity to win an awesome bundle of fabric!

I love the colors you chose for your Dresden project. I am ready to start a Dresden project and like the ideas in this book so think it would help me get started on one for myself. Bev bmleisch@gmail.com

I have made several Dresden Quilts for friends and family! I could never pick a favorite because they are all such special projects and end up being so much fun to create. I usually prefer to sew my pieces on by machine, but have been exploring quite a bit with hand work and think that will be my next Dresden adventure. Thank you for sharing your post and this awesome opportunity to win this Dresden Treasure filled book of projects!

My Dresden quilt is a UFO as the pieces are ready but the sewing machine is slow on the draw. The hesitation is probably because the fabric colors are plain and not inspiring. The carnival book and fabrics used are enticing.

I've ogled plenty of Dresden quilts and runners made by friends or bloggers. Let's say it's on my bucket list. As for applique, I'm just beginning to teach myself w/fusibles and find just the right stitch length and width on my machine to stitch 'em down. So far so good.

I always used to think of Dresden plates as old fashioned and being more of a fan of modern quilting I avoided them. Then I started to see them being used in new ways (like your gorgeous cushion) and am now a big fan and have made 2 bags featuring them x

I made a very special quilt for my mom. I had never made a Dresden but loved the look. I made a practice pillow and when my mom said she loved my new pillow I knew the Dresden would be perfect to include in her quilt! Thanks for the chance to win!

Haven't made a Dresden yet...tho had stitched a cheater fabric one & made a sewing machine cover. :) I do have a template tho, and I loooove Dresden's...my Daughter & I are going to start cutting pieces this summer! Looove your Pillow..so Summery!

Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way! the book..& fabric bundle is Awesome! :D

Let's see, I have never made a Dresden (as of yet... It is n the ever growing to do list), but I do enjoy doing appliqué I mostly use one of those appliqué stitches on my sewing machine. Thank you for hosting this fun giveaway! If I win, the Dresden may have to move way up on that list.

I made a zesty, vibrant Dresden Squared quilt for my sparky little niece. Now I just need to quilt it, which seems to be taking me an awfully long time. Once it reaches her, I think she'll like it; to my eye, it looks a lot like our Lizzy.

I'm just learning applique. A Dresden plate quilt is on my bucket list. But I think I will start with a small project first. A pillow would be a great idea. I love yours . Thank you for sharing!Dmac5958ataoldotcom

I only have made one Dresden Quilt so far but since it is such a popular Quilt Block for bees, it feels like I have already sewn a few Quilts with it. I love how versatile the plates are and this book has amazing new designs!

I love Dresden Plates! My absolute favorite quilt design. I made one last year to replicate the one my grandmother had made for me when I was a child. The original quilt she made was literally falling apart and most of it couldn't be salvaged. I do have plans for pillows and pincushion from it though and I will definitely be making more Dresdens in the future. This book looks awesome! I hope I win! chocolatewiskers@aol.com

Your pillow is so sweet. I love the quilting in the different colors. I have never made a Dresden pattern but always admired them. I have taken a few applique classes and am very slowly improving my skill level.

Love how your pillow turned out, the colors are wonderful! Right now I have a Dresden plate quilt almost half way done. it's one of my favorite patterns to do because you can change it up so easily. Rina

Beautiful pillow! I'm making a Dresden Plate quilt for one of my granddaughters now. She chose this block because she said it looked like a flower. I'm using bright colors and am appliqueing them in a circular pattern. Thank you for the chance to win.

Your Dresden pillow is gorgeous and I would love to make it. So far I have not made a Dresden quilt. The giveaway fabrics are fabulous. Thanks for the chance to win some.Paulineperry94022 at hotmail dot com

My love of Dresdens began with a vintage quilt purchased at an estate auction and have made several since using various fabric styles; 1930's reproduction, modern, civil war reproduction and novelty fabrics. My grandmother also fell in love with the Dresden block and pieced her first Dresden Plate quilt at age 89. Thank you for the give-away.

The Dresden pillow is so cute--no sequins required! I have a packet of antique Dresdens that a friend passed on to me. I hope to figure out a setting for them and get them into a quilt sometime this year. They aren't all so perfect, so it's going to require some re-sewing!

I am a recent convert to applique- mainly through my recent Chuck Nohara project. I have often made a single Dresden for a cushion, but would really love to make a whole quilt of them! This book would give me plenty of ideas, I'm sure!